As installed in the Cirrus, the Entegra suite ûconsists of two flat panel displays, one for the ûflight instruments, left, and an MFD for navi- gation presentation, right.

For many experienced airline pilots—or at least those whose seniority numbers aren’t in the high five digits —the glass cockpit has been ho-hum for a while now. The multi-tube glass cockpit debuted during the 1980s and even some aging warhorses like the DC-8 and 727 have been refitted with electronic displays of some sort.

Now it’s GA’s turn. As we reported in the October issue of The Aviation Consumer, at least four companies are well along with development of primary flight displays (PFDs) for light aircraft and a couple of others are expected to soon reveal their own systems. …